What Did It Take to Become an Extraordinary Financial Femme?

As part of our Stay Extraordinary series, we want to know how you are so extraordinary when it comes to money.

Times have been tough on the financial front worldwide, but you've managed to stay extraordinary with your financial portfolio by retiring your inner fashionista and replacing her with your inner frugalista. Congratulations to you! If you've been fighting a battle with your inner self, try out these tips to firmly side with your inner frugalista:

Sign up for financial management software﻿﻿to help you keep track of where you are spending and how much.Look for areas of unnecessary spending that can be cut down to increase your savings.Pay with cash, not credit. This forces you to save up the money for your expenditures and helps you monitor if you really need to make the buy.